The English version of the Al Jazeera news service will be broadcasted in Romania and available to Ines Group subscribers, according to a notice sent by the National Audiovisual Council of Romania. In Romania, Al Jazeera will broadcast on a frequency licensed by Ofcom, the regulatory authority in the UK.

Al Jazeera is a network television owned by Qatar Media Corporation, headquartered in Doha, Qatar.  The network was launched on 1 November 1996, initially as an Arabic news and information service. Later, Al Jazeera developed and launched versions in several languages​​. In 2006, the English version was launched, initially called Al Jazeera International.

 Alex Camburu, alex.camburu@romania-insider.com

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